Performing
Saturday, June 5

Drawing on the style and wisdom of neo-soul, world, experimental pop, and at times, theatrics, Vanessa Upson (as Violetness) brings a tribal-vibe with smart pop sensibilities that keeps you clapping, swaying, and turning your feet with the step and swagger of the beat.

A mystical earth-mama, Violetness’s heavenly jazz-rasp, reminiscent of vocalists such as Bjork, Emilani Torrini, or Erykah Badu, dresses the layers of R&B, blues, soul, and world-music that tremble just below the surface. In songs such as “Perfect Love Flow” and “Nazca” (a reference to a geographical region on the southern coast of her native Peru), the emotion in Violetness’s voice and notions of pulsing percussion, convey the eternal human desire for purity and paradisaical unification. Official Site